Bulletin of Entomological Research (2000) 90, 407-448
J.H. Martin, D. Mifsud and C. Rapisarda (2000)
The whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) of Europe and the Mediterranean Basin
Bulletin of Entomological Research 90 (5), 407-448
Abstract: The whitefly fauna of Europe and the Mediterranean Basin comprises 56 species that are considered to be native or naturalized, accommodated within 25 genera. Presented here are a check-list, an identification key to puparia, and a brief account of each species including its distribution and host-plant range. The puparium of each species is illustrated. One new nomenclatural combination (Aleuroclava similis, from Aleurotuberculatus) and two new synonymies (Parudamoselis kesselyakiwith Ceraleurodicus varus, Asterobemisia nigrini with A. paveli) are proposed. Three nominal species (Aleurodes capreae, A. fraxini, and Aleyrodes campanulae) are here treated as nomina dubia. Species which, in the study area, have only been recorded from glasshouses are discussed. Four additional species, not yet recorded from the region, are included in the discussion, two of them because a particular quarantine risk is perceived and two because they are notifiable pests in European Union quarantine legislation.
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Database assignments for author(s): David Mifsud
Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
identification/taxonomy
surveys/sampling/distribution
